Hard to Multi record in Logic Pro X

I am recording a vocal track with a virtual piano track. I arm both tracks to record, but the piano will not record unless the track in also highlighted. This is INSANE. Is there a way to get logic pro x to behave in a "normal" manner? If a the R is red and ready to go, it should record, period. But this is not so.
To recap
I have one midi piano track
one vocal track
to get them both to record at once, I have to first arm the tracks with the vocal track highlighted.
The midi track does not record.
I then highlight the midi track, and both record.
If I start with the midi track highlighted, the vocal track does not record.
What am I missing here? And how did I fall into this in the first place.
I have been using logic for 5 years, and before that Digital Performer, which NEVER had any weirdness like this.
Is this 2014? How did I end up in 1983 again?

Sharp9th wrote:
By the way, I see art of sound has both tracks highlighted (selected)
This is what I am complaining about.
You should not have to do this IN ADDITION to arming the tracks.
I'll add a #11 to that sharp 9, or possibly a flat13th instead.
Go to Settings/Recording and Enable Auto-Demix By MIDI Channel if Multitrack Recording.
Make sure the MIDI channel on the piano track Inspector is set to the same channel that the keyboard is transmitting on.
It's part of Logic's archaic MIDI architecture related to the environment.

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